Operating device for whips.



A. J. QHANUT. OPERATING DEVICE FOR WHIPS.

APPLICATION FILED APE. 14,1914. 1,1 30,668. Patented Man2, 1915.

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NORRIS PETERS c0 FHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTDN. 0. L1

A. J. UHANUT. OPERATING DEVICE FOR WHIPS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, 1914,

1,1 30,668, PatentedMar. 2, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS c0 PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON. D. C.

AUG-USTE JOSEPH CHANUT, OF KENNEDSLSASKATGHEWAN', CANADA.

OPERATING DEVICE FOR TI-HIPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 14, 1914. Serial No. 831,818.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Aueos'rn J. CHANUT, a citizen of Canada, residing at Kennedy, in the Province of Saskatchewan and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Operating'Devices for Whips, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an operating device for the whips used by drivers of buggies, wagons, or like vehicles, the primary object being to provide a device of this character which is adapted to be mounted upon the dash-board of the vehicle and is pro-. vided with pedals by which movement may be imparted to means provided for operating the whip that is applied to the device, whereby the latter will be made to descend forcibly upon the draft animal hitched to the vehicle. e I

A further object of the invention is to provide a whip-operating device of the class described wherein two pedals are provided, together, with means whereby, when one pedal is depressed by the foot, the whip will be oscillated through one path of movement, whereas, when the other pedal is actuated, the whip will descend in a path disposed at an angle to the first-named path. .Therefore, when the device is disposed upon the dashboard centrally thereof, the whip may be made to operate upon either flank of the draft animal, if a single animal is being used, or to operate upon either of two draft animals, when driving double.

A still further object is'the provision of a whip-operating device having means for de tachably securing an ordinary driving whip thereto in such a manner that it'may not be removed readily by unauthorized persons.

The invention consists in the features of construction, combination, and arrange ment of parts, hereinafter'fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a vehicle, showing the whip-operating device mounted thereon, the whip being shown in its inoperative position and being broken away; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the device; Fig. 3 is a top plan view; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view on line of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the device, showing the whip, as being operated in one ofits paths of movement Fig.6 is a top plan view oftlie same; Fig. is a detail plan view of the supporting member; Fig.

8 is a detail perspective view of the top plate of the casing, showing the limiting member mounted thereon; and, Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of the movable whipsecuring aw.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a cyllndrical casing which forms the body of the device and is shown as being mounted in a vertical position upon the inner face of the dashboard 2 of a vehicle, it being secured thereto by means of the attaching members 3. The casing 1 is provided medially with an interior wall 4 which divides the casing into upper and lower compartmen s 5 and 6, and the said wall is provided centrally with a circular opening 7 receiving a longitudinally slidable and rotatable operating shaft 8. A bottom plate 9 is secured by means of screws or the like to the lower end of the casing and is countersunk therein. A longitudinalguide pin 10 projects upwardly from the center of the bottom plate and is adapted for slidingengagement within a cylindrical recess 11 which is provided within the lower end of the shaft 8 concentric thereto. The upper end of the shaft projects through the circular opening 12 which is provided medially in a top plate 13 for the casing, this plate being countersunk likewise within the casing end and be- PatentedMar.2,1915f ing secured by means of screws or like attaching members. spring 14 is mounted upon the shaft 8 within the upper compartment 5 of the casing and between the casing wall 1 and the limit ing pin 5 which extends transversely through the shaft. This spring is adapted normally to maintain the shaft in its upper most, inoperative position.

The casing is provided adjacent to its lower end, in its opposite sides, with substantially inverted V-shaped slots 16 and 17 in communication with the lower compartment 6. The casing is split longitudinally so that its sections may be separated for the purpose of mounting the oppositely extending arms 18 and 19 of a pedal device within the respective slots 16 and 17 of the casing for movement therein. The pedal device is provided medially with an enlarged sleeve 21 which is threaded onto the lower end of the operating shaft, as at 22. The sleeveis adapted to be secured fixedly in applied positionupon the shaft by means of a set screw 23. The outer ends of the arms of the pedal device are formed into foot-holds 24 and 25, which are disposed at the right and left A helical COHIPIGSSIOII of the casing, so that they may beengaged by corresponding feetof the driver. l Therefore, when the driver presses thetoe' of his right foot upon the right-hand foot-hold 2 L, thecorrespondingarm of the device,which is normally maintained at the apex of the casing slot 16, will be forced downwardly andforwardly through the foremost leg of the slot, Whereas the'opposite arm 19 will move downwardly and rearwardly through the rearln'ost leg'of'the'opposite slot l7.' The shaft8 will'thu's -be depressed against the action of the supporting spring 14: and will also be rotated 'in counter-clockwise direction (looking downward). The's'haft may be given a semi rotation in the opposite clireotion and maybe thrust downward, after the pedal device has resumed its inoperative position, bydep'res'sing the left hand foot-. hold 25offthe pedal, so'that the correspondj 'ing arm '19 will sink through the forward leg 10f "the slot 17, the oppositearm 18 being moved downwardly",through the warmest leg; of the slot l6 in'theright side of the casing.

A horizontallyjmovable supporting member 261s mounted upon the top plate 13 of thecasing-and ispro'vided with a. circular opening 27 "slidabiy' receiving the protrud mg upper end of the shaft 8. A radial lug:

2.8 is formed upon thejsaid supporting mem. her and projects 'intofthe opening27 for engagement within a longitudinal groove 29 formed in the shaft.' The sup'porting'mem-- ber-isfthus mounted'for limited rotary inove ment with the shaftbut is'secured against vertical movement therewithby' means of the supporting plate 13 and the overlying limiting member 30, which is substantially U-shaped and is mounted in parallel relation to the upper face of the plate 13 upon its 'terminalle'gs 31, which are "engaged within diametrically opposite openings 32 in the said plate. Thelegs 31 of the limiting memberalso limit the horizontal movement of the supporting member 26 to a semi-rotation. An upwardly projecting standard 33 is provided 'uponthe outer end of the supporting member 26 and has its upper end pivotally conneetedby means of a transverse pin 34 7 within the slot 35 provided in the lower end is provided in the holdingmember 36in communication with the lower end of the socket 37 for slidable reception. of aguide arm 42wliichprojects outwardly from the lower end of the clamping jaw. A forwardly eXtending connecting rod 44 is engaged detachably within a threaded opening in the whip-holding member. The forward end ofthis rod extends into a slot 45pmvided in the upper end of theoperating shaft and is pivotally connected with the said shaft 7 i by means of a transverse pin f6.

The operation of; the device will'now be described. Assumingthatjthe vehicle is'being driven with a "singlelhorse, or, Other:

draft animal, and that'it is desired to whip the horse upon the left side, the right hand.

foot-hold 0f the pedal is depressed by the;

drivers foot, whereupon the operating shaft will move downwardly and will, at thesame tiine,g rotate partially in counter-clockwise direction, thus turning the supporting member 26 iii-the last-named direction and drawing the'connecting rod downwardly so as to tilt the whip -holding member upon its pivot. The whip'mountedwithinthe'h'old i ing member consequently will 'b ecausedto' descend in a forward direction at thesame.

time swinging to the'left' so as to impart a slashing blow to the left'fiank {of theani mal. 'This operation 'may be repeated by alternately 'releasingand depressing the right'hand foot-hold of the pedahor, if the 'driverwants to" strike the opposite flank of .7

the animal, he mayido so by 'operating'the left hand foot-hold in like? manner. 'The whip will always be maintained in upright position when inoperative by the spring 14:. From the'foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it should be apparent that I" have provided a whip-operating devicewhich should prove to be a very useful and desirableart icle for use by drivers of vehicles, by the use of which they may be enabled to grasp the V driving'reinsjat allti'mes with both hands, without having to ireach' for'the whip, whenever it is desired to increase the speed of the draftlanim'al.

The device also serves'to secure the whip against ready removal by; unauthorized persons, and various other, advantagesto be derived from-the use of such a'devicefshould be apparent topersonsfamili'ar with'the art to which thisinven'tion relates. i

It is to be understood, howeverethat minor changes. in the shapefa'nd construction of the casing or'other partsof, the de vice, such as fall within the scope ofithe appended claims, may be resorted to from time to'ftime in practice if found necessary.

hat is'claimed is: V

1. A whip-operating device comprising a body, a vertical shaft rotatably' andjislidably mounted within the body, a supporting member mounted, upon the body for hori zontal swinging movement and being providedflwith anopemng' slidably receiving the shaft, means for preventingrelative rota tion of the supporting member on the shaft, means for securing the supporting member against vertical movement upon the body, a whip-holding member pivotally mounted upon the supporting member for vertical movement thereon, means for connecting the said holding member pivotally with the shaft, and means by which the shaft may be depressed and given a semi-rotation in one direction.

2. A whip-operating device comprising a body, a vertical shaft rotatably and slidably mounted within the body, a supporting member mounted upon the body for horizontal swinging movement and being pro vided with an opening slidably receiving the shaft, means for preventing relative rotation of the supporting member on the shaft, means for securing the supporting member against vertical movement upon the body, a whip-holding member pivotally mounted upon the supporting member for vertical movement thereon, means for connecting the said holding member pivotally with the shaft, means by which the shaft may be depressed and given a semi-rotation in one direction, and means by which the shaft may be depressed and given a semi-rotation in the opposite direction.

3. A whip-operating device comprising a body, a vertical shaft rotatably and slidably mounted within the body, a supporting member mounted upon the body for horizontal swinging movement and being provided with an opening slidably receiving the shaft, means for preventing relative rotation of the supporting member on the shaft, means for securing the supporting member against vertical movement upon the body, a whipholding member pivotally mounted upon the supporting member for vertical movement thereon, means for connecting the said holding member pivotally with the shaft, means by which the shaft may be depressed and given a semi-rotation in one direction, and yieldable means for normally sustain ing the said shaft in'elevated inoperative position.

4. A whip-operating device comprising a body, a vertical shaft rotatably and slid ably mounted within the body, a supporting member mounted upon the body for horizontal swinging movement and being provided with an opening slidably receiving the shaft, means for preventing relative rotation of the supporting member on the shaft, means for securing the supporting member against vertical movement upon the body, a whip-holding member pivotally mounted upon the supporting member for vertical movement thereon, means for connecting the said holding member pivotally with the shaft, the body of the device being Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents in the form of a hollow cylindrical casing arranged concentric to the shaft and being provided with a spirally arranged slot therein, and pedal fixedly connected with the shaft and including a radial arm projecting outwardly from the body through the slot.

5. A Whip-operating device comprising a body, a vertical shaft rotatably and slidably mounted within the body, a supporting member mounted upon the body for horizontal swinging movement and being provided with an opening slidably receiving the shaft, means for preventing relative rotation of the supporting member on the shaft, means for securing the supporting member against vertical movement upon the body, a whip-holding member pivotally mounted upon the supporting member for vertical movement thereon, means for connecting the said holding member pivotally with the shaft, the body of the device being in the form of a hollow cylindrical casing arranged concentric to the shaft and being provided with inverted V-shaped slots in diametrically opposite sides thereof in alinement with each other, and a pedal device mounted fixedly upon the shaft and including oppositely projecting arms extending through the respective body slots for movement therethrough.

6. A whip-operating device comprising a body, a vertical shaft rotatably and slidably mounted within the body, a supporting member mounted upon the body for horizontal swinging movement and being provided with an opening slidably receiving the shaft, means for preventing relative rotation of the supporting member on the shaft, means for securing the supporting member against vertical movement upon the body, a whipholding member pivotally mounted upon the supporting member for vertical movement thereon, means for connecting the said holding member pivotally with the shaft, the body of the device being in the form of a hollow cylindrical casing arranged concentric to the shaft and being provided with inverted V-shaped slots in diametrically opposite sides thereof in alinement with each other, a pedal, device mounted fixedly upon the shaft and including oppositely projecting arms extending through the respective body slots for movement therethrough, and resilient means for supporting the said shaft normally in its inoperative position with the pedal arms in the apices of the body slots.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTE JOSEPH CHANUT.

Witnesses:

B. S. DERMODY, P. S. DOAN.

each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, .D. G. 

